Posted on: October 10, 2014

Jason_the_Iguana

Jeux: Avis: 5

A game that keeps getting better

I quite liked AoW3 on release, but it didn't fully hold my attention. The earlier games in the series just seemed to have more of everything. Now, more than a year down the line, that has definitely changed. Not only have the expansions/DLCs added many features, but the patches the developers are steadily pushing out have improved the base game a -lot-. - The game is more balanced, with the AI being much more fun to play against and not spamming so much stuff. - The basic race-units have been made more varied. Dwarves now get the defensive strike ability allowing them to attack without exposing their flanks, Orcs get warcries that boost their attacks. Where before races felt "same-ish" compared to Shadow Magic and the like, now they're much more distinct. - Class-units have likewise been made more varied. A Draconian apprentice will now have a different attack than an Elven apprentice. A Goblin manticore rider has different abilities than a Dwarven one. - New gameplay systems have been added like Champion levels allowing all units to gain infinite levels from combat, or racial happiness requiring you to consider your treatment of all the different races in your empire. - And much more! I encourage anyone who kind-of liked the game on release, or was put off by the weak points listed in some reviews, to give this game another look, and perhaps the expansions also. It has become one of my favourite strategy games since the last patch. (Oh, and it still doesn't have DRM. I've never created any kind of online account or activated anything and have been playing for a year now.)

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Posted on: December 26, 2017

NicNacPattyMac

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Jeux: 57 Avis: 4

Master of Magic 2 (pretty much)

Master of Magic is one of my all time favorite DOS games and I've read on many MoM sites and forums that Age of Wonders 3 is pretty much the same. After putting in ~8 hours I've got to say that is pretty spot on. So if you're a fan of MoM this game is an absolute MUST. The improvements between the two games are as follows: -Hex maps -Your Wizard is now a Champion that fights on the field (massive improvement) and allows you to cast wherever they are -Races have their own disposition towards you. -More tactical choices -Streamlined Mechanics -Less Bugs -Better and more clear diplomacy Things that I'm not crazy about: -Graphics. I miss the pixel art style, and the new look tends to blend together and I often made mistakes because of misreading what was going on. -The memory management is sloppy and often times AI actions are playing catch up while you're making moves and can effect game play. For example you can look at an enemy occupied tile and decide to move into it, but then suddenly more enemies will move into the spot while moving. AND depending on how fast you click can determine rather or not the moving enemy army will be in the battle. -Not enough character creation options. There are only a few races, and there are only two non-magic perks/traits. One gives your cities faster growth (awesome!) while the other lets your cities and troops see one more tile (whoopty-freaking-doo!). -Units move too much in one turn making it impossible to react to enemies moving into cities. -WAY too much combat and not nearly enough time spent building your empire. The combat is fun, but it's like 4 fights a turn. -Combat and city building is a steep learning curve.

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Posted on: July 10, 2014

Ausargent

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Jeux: 377 Avis: 4

Try AoW II

This game is not DRM free. The strategic elements of the game are excellent but the whole thing falls down in the tactical arena. All the basics are there, good graphics, polish, voice but it's just too hard to bother finishing a game because of the actual mechanics and the lack of anything fresh. One of the core problems is the Strategic AI sucks so badly they have made the tactical battle much harder if you wait too much so a rush is the only boring way to win. Definitely not a game for turtles.

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Posted on: November 6, 2016

TrueWOPR

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Jeux: 1216 Avis: 37

Fun game but DRM'ed

I know it says DRM-Free, I know abotu guest mode, but hear my out. The game doesn't allow normal LAN. If you want to play LAN, you need to go online and authenticate your game. So, I need to go online to set up a LAN game, and even then, the CD-key is locked as "in use". So if you have 4 people who all want to play on a LAN, you'll need to buy four copies of this game, as well as all go online. Online Authentication is a from of DRM, and I'm disappointted in this games developers... Guess I'm not buying the DLC now. ...For those wondering though, yes the game itself is quite fun, I love the custimization, unit variety, and feeling of Masters of Magic meets HoMM. But, much like Diablo 3, I'm pretty stuck on my inability to play LAN should the internet go out, and/or being demanded to buy multiple copies of the game. You do get hotseat though, it just takes forever to play compared to simultanious turns on LAN, which is restricted to online play only...

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Posted on: January 19, 2018

Kantoken

Jeux: 227 Avis: 16

What happened after AoW 1 and 2?

I adored the first and second Age of Wonders. The graphics are colorful, the music is great, the artwork of all of the characters looks perfect, and the stories drive you forward. The scenarios are challenging, and with your Heroes of Might and Magic experience, feel just that more rewarding when playing and completing them. But Age of Wonders 3 is a huge letdown for me. I expected more of the same, but within minutes of starting up the game, I realized this was not to be the case. The graphics are downright ugly when compared with its predecessors. Characters lack personality and look bland. Not once during a single game did I feel in control or felt it that what I was doing had impact. I was thoroughly confused. I played around 10 hours, and then decided to leave the single player mode alone for awhile. In multiplayer, me and my friends quickly felt like playing the older games again, which we did after a few hours of trying AoW3. I'm not sure why they decided to go for a totally different look. The drawings and paintings were so much better in conveying the feel of a fantasy setting than the 3d polygon models they used for this game. The worlds all look bleak and are generally uninviting. The only positive experience I got from AoW3 was that I wanted to boot up the old games and lose myself again in the wonderful world before this third disappointment.

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